About

JAAGO Foundation UK was founded in 2014 by a group of young, like-minded individuals based in London. Having visited Bangladesh and witnessed the deprivation and child poverty across the country we felt compelled to take action.

OUR STORY

We visited a JAAGO Foundation school based in Rayer Bazaar, Dhaka’s largest slum area, and were inspired by the opportunities made available to underprivileged children.

JAAGO Foundation provides free-of-cost International Standard education to over 1,800 children and supports poverty alleviation by providing access to medical advice, educating children on basic hygiene principles, providing nutritious meals to all students and supporting parents by facilitating employment opportunities.

OUR MISSION

At JAAGO Foundation UK our aim is to prevent poverty in Bangladesh by supporting education and community development projects which provide quality, free-of-cost education, medical support, nutritious meals and hygiene products for socially and economically disadvantaged children and families.

We believe that through advocacy and support together we can build an illiteracy free Bangladesh where every child is able to capitalize on his or her dreams and take life to be the opportunity it is.

Donate Now

At JAAGO we provide free-of-cost education, access to medical advice, basic hygiene products, nutritious meals to all students and support parents by facilitating employment opportunities.

Help Bangladesh’s children break the poverty cycle today

Just £10 provides stationary for a student for an entire year
Just £15 provides training for a teacher for one year
Just £25 provides nutritional meals for a child for one year
Just £50 provides two weeks’ salary for a teacher
Just £100 provides books and notebooks for 20 students
Just £500 provides chair and tables for one classroom
To support JAAGO today please click below:

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Help build a brighter future for Bangladesh

Team

Diversification and dedication is what makes the JAAGO team so special. Our energetic team and volunteers are the driving force behind our ground-breaking success.

Sarah Donachie

Trustee Chair

Sarah is currently a full-time student at King’s College London studying Emerging Economies and International Development. Sarah has visited Bangladesh on several occasions volunteering first with VSO and later at JAAGO Foundation. She has worked for various charities and feels passionately about working to alleviate poverty through education.

sarah.donachie@jaago.com.bd

Jack Punter

Treasurer

Jack is an Architectural Technologist currently working full-time in London. Jack visited Bangladesh in the summer of 2014 to volunteer with JAAGO Foundation. The time he spent at JAAGO inspired Jack to take action and work to support the welfare of underprivileged children in Bangladesh.

jack.punter@jaago.com.bd

Alex Durham

Secretary & Digital Content Manager

Alex is a content writer and digital marketing manager currently working for a travel organisation. Alex visited Bangladesh in 2014 which reaffirmed her passion for inspiring others to take action, and for making a positive change in the developing world.

alex.durham@jaago.com.bd

Mina Morris

Trustee

Mina is a solicitor by profession, mother of three and founder of Orphan Trust, a charity aimed at helping orphans and disadvantaged children in Bangladesh. Mina came into contact with JAAGO through her work with Orphan Trust and has been impressed by our work ethos and vision. Mina truly believes that the only way to break the cycle of poverty is through education, and with Bangladeshi roots, Mina has strong emotional ties with the suffering in Bangladesh.

mina.morris@jaago.com.bd

Korvi Rakshand

Trustee

Korvi is the founder of JAAGO Foundation in Bangladesh. After working as a Project Director for ‘The Dhaka Project’, Korvi decided to leave behind his comfortable life and set out to achieve meaningful change. With a group of friends Korvi founded JAAGO Foundation which is today dedicated to the betterment of underprivileged communities in Bangladesh. Korvi heads up the operations in Bangladesh and advises our work here in the UK.

korvi@jaago.com.bd

Zahara Choudri

Trustee

Zahara is the co-founder of a Stealth Start-up with experience working in investor relations. Whilst studying for her masters in Global Governance and Ethics, Zahara supported the work of JAAGO Foundation by fundraising at UCL. Zahara met Korvi at a British Bangladeshi Power 100 event and felt so inspired by the work of JAAGO that she raised funds to build the Chittagong school in Bangladesh.
Email: zahara.choudri@jaago.com.bd

zahara.choudri@jaago.com.bd

SERVICES

At JAAGO Foundation UK we aim to prevent poverty in Bangladesh by supporting the provision of quality, free-of-cost education, medical support, nutritious meals and hygiene products for socially and economically disadvantaged children and families in Bangladesh.

Free Education

At JAAGO we primarily focus on providing free of cost International Standard Education to over 1,800 underprivileged children in Bangladesh.

Sarah Donachie

"The magic of JAAGO Foundation brings new hope and joy to so many children in Bangladesh. By supporting education we are able to encourage young students to strive for more, to drive change and to build a brighter future for all"

Jack Punter

'JAAGO Foundation not only brings academic education to the underprivileged children of Bangladesh, but strives to strengthen their surrounding knowledge too. By providing first aid, emphasis on the importance of hygiene and hot meals for the children, they ensure the children can lead a healthy life and carry their knowledge on for generations to come.'

Alex Durham

There is something powerful and touching in the resolve of young people to become educated, and to educate, regardless of social and economic background. As well as offering opportunities and knowledge to those who would never have dreamed of a life beyond that which they were born into, the work of JAAGO Foundation UK will empower tomorrow’s generation in Bangladesh to take the future of their country into their own hands. That is a very exciting prospect.